Nonstop flight route between Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(23°36'43"S by 51°23'5"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Distance from APU to RCA:
5,707.84 miles (9,185.86 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Capitão João Busse Airport (APU), Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,708 miles (or 9,186 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Capitão João Busse Airport and Ellsworth Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Capitão João Busse Airport and Ellsworth Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | APU / SSAP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°36'43"S by 51°23'5"W |
| Area Served: | Apucarana |
| Operator/Owner: | Apucarana SEIL |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2641 feet (805 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from APU |
| More Information: | APU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RCA / KRCA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from RCA |
| More Information: | RCA Maps & Info |
Facts about Capitão João Busse Airport (APU):
- In addition to being known as "Capitão João Busse Airport", another name for APU is "Aeroporto Capitão João Busse".
- The closest airport to Capitão João Busse Airport (APU) is Alberto Bertelli Airport (APX), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) NNW of APU.
- It is operated by the Municipality of Apucarana under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná.
- Capitão João Busse Airport handled 701 passengers last year.
- Capitão João Busse Airport (APU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Capitão João Busse Airport (APU) is Naha Airport (OKA), which is nearly antipodal to Capitão João Busse Airport (meaning Capitão João Busse Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Naha Airport), and is located 12,248 miles (19,712 kilometers) away in Okinawa, Japan.
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- The airfield was again temporarily shut down from September 1946 – March 1947 and underwent a major construction program to upgrade the temporary wartime facilities to that of a permanent base.
- The furthest airport from Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,579 miles (17,026 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Air Defense Command deactivated the Ellsworth radar site on 15 August 1962 and the 740th was discontinued.
- The closest airport to Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA) is Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) S of RCA.
- Military organizations periodically upgrade manpower and machines from time to time to meet new national security requirements and Ellsworth Air Force Base's organizations were no exception.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- On 1 June 1971, SAC deactivated the 821st Strategic Aerospace Division and by October of that year, an upgraded LGM-30F Minuteman II also replaced the Minuteman I missiles.
- Rapid City AAF was assigned to the 17th Bombardment Training Wing, II Bomber Command.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.94 miles (30.48 km) NNW | Alberto Bertelli Airport (APX) | Arapongas, Paraná, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 25.04 miles (40.30 km) NE | Londrina-Governador José Richa Airport (LDB) | Londrina, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 3 | 40.77 miles (65.62 km) WNW | Sílvio Name Júnior Regional Airport (MGF) | Maringá, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 4 | 58.89 miles (94.78 km) ENE | Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO) | Cornélio Procópio, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 5 | 89.55 miles (144.11 km) NE | Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport (AIF) | Assis, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 6 | 106.33 miles (171.12 km) ESE | Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG) | Arapoti, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 7 | 123.00 miles (197.95 km) S | Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) | Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 8 | 134.88 miles (217.06 km) NE | Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport (MII) | Marília, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 9 | 164.29 miles (264.40 km) SW | Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) | Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 10 | 172.25 miles (277.21 km) ENE | Bauru State Airport (BAU) | Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 11 | 180.06 miles (289.77 km) W | Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA) | Guaíra, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 12 | 181.19 miles (291.59 km) NNE | Dario Guarita State Airport (ARU) | Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 13 | 182.07 miles (293.01 km) S | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 14 | 183.32 miles (295.02 km) SE | Bacacheri Airport (BFH) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 15 | 191.96 miles (308.93 km) SE | Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,248.24 miles (19,711.58 km) NNE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,241.73 miles (19,701.11 km) NNE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,240.25 miles (19,698.73 km) NNE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,215.75 miles (19,659.30 km) NNE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 5 | 12,213.63 miles (19,655.88 km) NNE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 6 | 12,212.49 miles (19,654.04 km) ENE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,209.96 miles (19,649.97 km) NW | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,202.59 miles (19,638.12 km) ENE | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,202.47 miles (19,637.93 km) NW | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 10 | 12,152.72 miles (19,557.86 km) E | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 12,131.19 miles (19,523.21 km) E | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 12 | 12,101.37 miles (19,475.22 km) NNW | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 13 | 12,096.97 miles (19,468.14 km) NNW | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 14 | 12,076.36 miles (19,434.97 km) E | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,993.65 miles (19,301.86 km) E | Hualien Airport (HUN) | Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.04 miles (11.33 km) S | Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | |
| 2 | 41.93 miles (67.49 km) WNW | Black Hills Airport (SPF) | Spearfish, South Dakota, United States | |
| 3 | 82.62 miles (132.96 km) SSE | Pine Ridge Airport (XPR) | Pine Ridge, South Dakota, United States | |
| 4 | 90.44 miles (145.55 km) S | Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR) | Chadron, Nebraska, United States | |
| 5 | 122.78 miles (197.60 km) W | Gillette–Campbell County Airport (GCC) | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | |
| 6 | 138.94 miles (223.59 km) E | Pierre Regional Airport (PIR) | Pierre, South Dakota, United States | |
| 7 | 142.03 miles (228.58 km) N | Bowman Municipal Airport (BWM) | Bowman, North Dakota, United States | |
| 8 | 145.26 miles (233.77 km) S | Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) | Alliance, Nebraska, United States | |
| 9 | 148.71 miles (239.33 km) SW | Converse County Airport (DGW) | Douglas, Wyoming, United States | |
| 10 | 153.78 miles (247.49 km) SSW | Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR) | Torrington, Wyoming, United States | |
| 11 | 154.79 miles (249.12 km) SE | Miller Field (VTN) | Valentine, Nebraska, United States | |
| 12 | 159.20 miles (256.21 km) S | Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) | Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States | |
| 13 | 162.60 miles (261.68 km) NE | Mobridge Municipal Airport (MBG) | Mobridge, South Dakota, United States | |
| 14 | 183.63 miles (295.52 km) N | Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK) | Dickinson, North Dakota, United States | |
| 15 | 188.89 miles (303.99 km) SE | Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW) | Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,579.32 miles (17,025.72 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,460.72 miles (16,834.85 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,437.71 miles (16,797.83 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,415.77 miles (16,762.51 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,301.11 miles (16,577.99 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,292.17 miles (16,563.61 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,268.77 miles (16,525.95 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,252.53 miles (16,499.80 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,244.09 miles (16,486.22 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,200.19 miles (16,415.58 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,193.03 miles (16,404.05 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,186.88 miles (16,394.16 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,186.40 miles (16,393.38 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,176.73 miles (16,377.83 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,162.30 miles (16,354.60 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |